Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-08-18

case.
A Colorado mans son and two mules were
killed by lightning the other day. The light
ming that will kill two mules with one stroke
is not to be charged with tlmidlty.
IL was hot everywhere, but little hotter at
st. Louis II appears, than anywhere else.
The next bible revisers will change 1t from
sheol to st. Louis.
An old colored preacher, after exhausting
himself on an attempt to describe heaven.
wound up thus: 81 tell you, my brethren, 1t
is very Kentucky of a place.
A New Hampshire farmer got caught in
barbed wire fence, and had to stay there for
five hours. He confded to his hired man that
he never got so tired Of swearing in his life.
'Young man." said an apostle. solemnly,
"do you realize that when you retire at night
you may be called before morning dawns?"
81 hope so; I'm young doctor and need en-
couragement of some kind"
A little four-year-old created ripple by
remarking to the Sunday school class: ''Our
dogs dead. I'll bet the angels were scared
when they saw him coming up the walk. He's
awful cross to strangers"
It is q clergyman who resides In Grand
Rapids with Lloyd Breeze, Of the Telegram
Herald, one side OF him and Baptist church
on the other who says: 81 have lived between
wind and water"
The council of Richmond, Ind, have passed
an ordinance making II unlawful to play any
musical instrument in the streets without the
consent of the mayor. This Is done to sup
press the Salvation army.
Cardinal Newman contempates publishing
volume Of photographed "reminiscences
during the fall.
A minister in Somerset county, Maine. has
his sermons printed monthly and sends them
to those of his Pensioners who do not go to
church.
The Rev. DR.. William G. Harrington has re-
retired from the editorship of the episcopal
Church Almanac" position he has held for
the past twenty years.
DIR. DcSota is Interested in the restoration
Of the festival of st. Mary Magdalen to the
Episcopal prayer book. 1t is now observed as
a fast by the White Cross crusade.
Rev. DR.. Henry.M Scudder has given in his
Did church In San Francisco farewell lecture
on Japan, preparatory to going to that country
to spend the remainder of his life.
1t is reported from Rome that the most Rev.
John McEvllly, archbishop of Tuam. Ireland,
will shortly be raised to the cardinalate. At
the present time there Is no cardinal attached
to the Irish church.
bride has been selected for the emperor
of China and the wedding festivities, which
are shortly to take place, will cost $4,000, 900.
Sheriff Gosllng of Vernon county, Wis, kill
ed rattlesnake that weighed seven and
half pounds and carried twelve rattles.
DR.. McKim, of Christ church, in New Or.
leans, La, is urging upon the diocese the ad-
vantages and necessity of forming church Sun
day schools for the colOred population taught
by white teachers.
DR.. Morgan Dix, the chief pastor of Trinity
church corporation, the wcalthiest in Ameri-
ca, receives $4,000 yearly. DR.. william l..
Taylor, of the Broadway tabernacle, gets the
same amount. He does literary work and
lecturing that brings his income up to 1000
Charles Hall, of the Fifth avenue Presby-
terrain church, New York. is paid $4,000. lie
is very eloquent. and his church is crowded at
all services. DR.. Parkhurst, of Madison Square
church, gets $l2 600. He has large and dis
tinguished congregation. Cyrus W. Field is
one of the pillars Of the church.
A memorial chapel. to cost $4,000. is to be
built in Buffalo as a testimonial of a church
mans grateful remembrance of the late Rev.
Edward Ingersoll. 1t is the gift of the late
Elan r. Jewett, who was the pastors life
long friend II is to be of blue limestone, the
dimensions being s. feet by 62.
Ofllcial statistics just made public show that
In Great Britain the members of the Society
of Friends include 1864 males and S,0S9 fe-
males the total indicating an increase of Is
during the denominational year. Adherents,
also, as well as members have increased.
'.Do you have good drinking water?" asked
a stranger in Kentucky. 'Guess it's pretty
good, replied the native: ''never seems to
hurt the horses and cattle"
One swallow doesn't make summer, as
every one knows. It may also be further
stated that often an entire glass of soda-water
doesn't make one swallow.
"Say, didn't you tell me when you sold me
that dog that he was bird dogY' ayes, that
is what | said" ''Well you swindled me-
That dog won't hunt" ~ didn't say he would
hunt He's bird dog. Cook the birds for
him. That's the way he likes them best"
Architect-Have you any special features
you want Incorporated in the designs for your
mansion? Mr.. MOneybags-H'm! not partcu-
lar. Only must have the two halls that !
hear so much about nowadays. Architect
0nquirngly)-the two halls? Mr. MOneybags
Yes, the long hall and the short hall, don
cherknow. ..-.
Lightning struck Miss Adeline Slaton, OF
Augusta, Ca, and deprived her of her voice,
but did not seriously injure her. Two red
spots on her left cheek showed where the
electricity entered. Since she was struck
Miss Slaton has not been able to say word.
Frenchman recently rode into waterville,
to small twO-wheeled cart, which the ami
NAL had hauled inside of three days from a
town in Canada, a distance of about $50
miles. The owner said the dog could outstrip
in days journey the best of horses.
medical journal says that the body of Ed.
ward |, who died in 1907, was found 463 years
afterward little wasted but not decayed.
Cantus died in 1917, but his body was fresh in
1865, as were those of William the Conqueror
and his wife in 1859. Three Roman soldiers
disinterred from peat moss near Aberdeen,
Scotland, were found but little changed after
1900 years.
The man who can invent some sort of music
to 90 with the type writer has fortune be
fore him. The idea of wasting so much mo.
ton Is all nonsense. Give us a machine that
can click OFF dunning letter and "White
Wings" at the same time.
II is claimed now that the telephone was
invented In 1885. II did not come into gener.
al use, however, because the word ''hello"
was not invented until some years after.
Clara Louise Kellogg says that singers
should have nine hours sleep every night. No
one will object to their indulging themselves
to such an extent, If they will only let their
neighbors get nap once in while.
A Second George Washington.